My Kind of Town...

Last year, the Tribune discovered previously unknown photos in their archives that had been taken in the 1940's by a cub photographer. His name was Kurt Vonnegut. Yep, THAT Kurt Vonnegut. I saved copies of them on my work computer. And today, when I've returned to my city, after a long trip back to Kentucjy, I felt like checking them out again and remembering what I love about this city. I thought I would share them with you, here.

These are the pictures that Vonnegut took.


The Train Station.


Dinner at the Illustrious Pump Room.



Comparatively, this is dinner in a South Side residents tenement.


Lunch on the job.


Clerks at the Stock Exchange.


An Underwear Model.


A Young Couple Out for Cocktails and Live Jazz Music.


State Street at night.
I presume this was taken from the El platform.
It's my favorite picture of the bunch.